Alberto Giacometti
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Alberto Giacometti
Swiss sculptor, painter, printmaker1901-1966
Swiss sculptor, painter, printmaker
Characteristics….
• unique statues…stretched out, elongated limbs • He often carved until they were as thin as nails
and reduced to the size of a deck of cards (aka…small)
• "he would make your head look like the blade of a knife."
• tiny sculptures became larger, but the larger they grew, the thinner they became.
PiazzaEach man the size of a deck of cards
Walking man I• Life size bronze sculpture (6 feet tall)• Highest ever paid for work of art at auction (higher than
Picasso and Van Gogh)• $104.3 million
Requirements:
Giacometti style (elongated limbs)Form: interesting from all sidesMovement: create an active poseFinished: create a faux bronze
individual: about 12 inchesGroup: about life size
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Think anglesCurve the back
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